Egyptian Foreign Ministry denied the authenticity of news reported by Libyan media about Arab foreign ministers meeting in Algeria giving Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s outgoing government a role to manage the transitional stage and organize elections in Libya.
No clause will stipulate the responsibility of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s outgoing government for managing the transitional stage and organizing elections, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, told Youm 7 newspaper.
Minister Sameh Shoukry’s position was strong and clear in the face of attempts to give Dbeibeh’s government a role in managing the transitional stage under any name or justification, Abu Zeid said.
What was agreed upon was holding the elections as soon as possible, the exit of foreign forces, mercenaries and foreign fighters, and support for a Libyan-Libyan solution in accordance with UN resolutions, he added.